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and he also sings. He has been a member of The
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into the family of a postal worker. He studied gardening at the
Agricultural Secondary School in
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158:and other Czech immigrants; then on the
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393:Eden: Třída sboru národní bezpečnosti
327:Sebedudy a jiné texty z let 1966-1987
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105:(born 28 April 1943 in
1019:Charter 77 signatories
45:Background information
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919:Ach to státu hanobení
905:Do lesíčka na čekanou
845:Co znamená vésti koně
597:cs:Vratislav Brabenec
357:Nevyžádaný příspěvek
321:Všude je střed světa
220:Sen noci svatojánské
174:(and after 1993 the
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212:Easter Passion Play
83:Saxophone, clarinet
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954:Obešel já polí pět
912:Vožralej jak slíva
807:Jaroslav Kvasnička
689:Vratislav Brabenec
561:2008-04-16 at the
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89:Years active
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1009:1943 births
898:Muž bez uší
890:Live albums
801:Eva Turnová
766:Petr Placák
724:Paul Wilson
717:Pavel Zeman
491:…a bude hůř
485:Filmography
363:Tanec duchů
1003:Categories
988:Egon Bondy
752:Jan Brabec
651:Jiří Kabeš
600:(in Czech)
585:(in Czech)
566:(in Czech)
540:References
442:Konec léta
417:Na ouvrati
278:, 2001 or
56:1943-04-28
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731:Jan Jílek
669:Jan Ježek
399:Posvícení
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247:Witnesses
233:Kostnické
144:Charta 77
559:Archived
369:Trdliště
297:Sebedudy
251:Sebedudy
243:Svědkové
239:samizdat
199:clarinet
135:theology
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109:) is a
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339:Denver
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305:(1998)
299:(1992)
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222:band.
152:Canada
131:Mělník
127:Prague
107:Prague
66:Prague
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291:Books
286:Works
111:Czech
37:Kadaň
259:Host
121:Life
50:Born
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